SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – According to the search warrant obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, the Illinois State Police justified a search warrant referencing Jack Franks by stating that “probable cause...
...Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. (820 ILCS 115/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 39m-4) Sec. 4. All wages earned by any employee during a semi-monthly or bi-weekly pay period shall...
Oliver, IL. (ECWd) – At approximately 4 p.m. on January 30, 2020, a two-vehicle accident happened on Illinois Route 1 at the north end of Oliver, IL. There were minor...
...when there are no written employment agreements spelling out such bonuses, along with measurable results required to obtain said bonuses. According to the Illinois Administrative Code for the Wage Payment...
...say they are, just as other Districts are not named such as a Park District, Library District, etc. The latter point was raised in proposed legislation to clarify the original...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – While many have gone to great lengths to blame the current Highway Commissioner for the huge legal bills of the Road District after terminating three employees...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Former Vermilion (Paris Area Fire Protection District) Fireman Dale Colter made an appearance in Edgar County Circuit Court today without an attorney. The Judge asked him...
...Joliet Park District, see attached. The very response proves the Township failed to have the required contracts for previously provided grant recipients. The law is crystal clear on that matter...
FORD CO. (ECWd) – In its supplementary report on the investigation surrounding the death of Richard Gonzalez in the Ford County Jail, the Illinois State Police interviewed Ford County Corrections...
...1943 Illinois Supreme Court case. While some have tried to dismiss that case as being old, the fact of the matter is it has not been overruled or negatively treated...